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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
Read to get a insight into Renaissance Florence. I suppose it achieved that, but I just didn't like the writing. Felt like a lot of build up for not much action.
Great for fans of Circe and The Seven Or Eight Deaths Of Stella Fortuna
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Soft dnf. The characters felt like caricatures and it wasn't a very broad view. Her childhood is going on for too long and all the other characters around her aren't given any humanity. I wanted a nuanced portrayal of 16th century Italy not read a Cinderella retelling set in Tuscany.
The story of the imaginative, artistic, perhaps slightly mad Lucrezia de Medici who was married off at age 13 to a sadistic Duke Alphonso. A surprising end — not a twist exactly, but not exactly comfortable … This book — as opposed to Hamnet — somehow kept me at a distance from the main characters… I just found I did not care about any of them. But as usual with O’Farrell, the prose shines gloriously. Particularly gorgeous was the internal narration of Lucrezia, who simply sees the world differently. So in all, totally enjoyable read, if a bit… formal and impenetrable.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes